Sam Walters

ArtsEd Welcomes Staff to Schools of Acting & Musical Theatre

ArtsEd has announced new appointments to its staff. In September, the School of Acting will welcome Steven Kavuma as Foundation Acting Course Leader and Gabrielle Nimo as Head of Movement.

BWW Interview: Paul Miller Talks WHILE THE SUN SHINES at Orange Tree Theatre

Artistic Director of Orange Tree Theatre, Paul Miller, talks about staging Terence Rattigan's comedy While the Sun Shines, a play about 'making hay' in the London Blitz.

BWW Interview: Rachel Kavanaugh Talks A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Having recently worked on a number of musicals (including the acclaimed Half a Sixpence), Rachel Kavanaugh returns to the RSC for a play which has some ghosts of the past and present. Sharing some of her earliest experiences with theatre, Rachel reveals what it's like to work alongside a figure from then, and what audiences can expect from this show now.

Guest Blog: Keith Strachan On THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL

The Little Match Girl was written in 1975 and 1976. I had seen a TV adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen short story on BBC2 at Christmas 1974 and discovered it was written by Jeremy Paul - who I'd met at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond.

Bill Rosenfield's 46 BEACON to Make West End Debut This Spring

Making its West End debut, 46 Beacon, a coming-of-age and coming-out play set in 1970's America, arrives at Trafalgar Studios 2 for a limited season, running from 5 - 29 April 2017, with press night on 10 April, following a short run in 2015 at The Hope Theatre.

Steve Nicholson's Story of Censorship Wins 2016 Theatre Book Prize

Last year's best book about British theatre, according to the judges of this year's Theatre Book Prize, was a fascinating study based on the files from the Lord Chamberlain's Office now held in the British Library.

Photo Flash: INVINCIBLE Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James

Invincible by Torben Betts, directed by Ellie Jones, opened last night at the St. James Theatre and will run until 09 August 2014. The production has transferred to the St. James Theatre following a sell-out run at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. Scroll down for a look at the opening festivities!

KEEPSAKE To Premiere At Old Red Lion Theatre, Jan 2014

Free Trade Productions are delighted to announce the World Premiere of new play Keepsake, the London debut of award-winning playwright Gregory Beam at the Old Red Lion Theatre from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 25 January 2014.

National Theatre's The Shed, Southwark Playhouse and More Win 2013 Peter Brook Awards

In order for Gifted Companies to present their work in London and for the Fringe/Studio Theatres to afford to book them, this subsidy has been established. The annual Mark Marvin Rent Subsidy Award of £1500, covering 2 weeks @ £750 per week will be awarded each year in perpetuity with the hope that matching funds will be made available. The annual Peter Brook/Equity Ensemble Award of £2000 is to help establish deeper development of ensemble work within the studio theatres.

2013 Empty Space Peter Brook Awards Set for Tonight at the National Theatre Studio

Empty Space.....Peter Brook Awards 2013 given by London TheatReviews + V&A Theatre Dept & National Theatre Studio present: 24th Empty Space...Peter Brook Awards 2013. The awards ceremony will take place at The National Theatre Studio tonight, November 5, 2013.

2013 Empty Space Peter Brook Awards Set for Nov 5 at the National Theatre Studio

Empty Space.....Peter Brook Awards 2013 given by London TheatReviews + V&A Theatre Dept & National Theatre Studio present: 24th Empty Space...Peter Brook Awards 2013. The awards ceremony will take place at the National Theatre Studio on November 5, 2013.

Villanova Theatre Stages U.S. Premiere of MUSWELL HILL, Now thru 2/24

Villanova Theatre will produce the U.S. premiere of Muswell Hill by award-winning English playwright Torben Betts, tonight, February 12-24, 2013.

Villanova Theatre to Stage U.S. Premiere of MUSWELL HILL, 2/12-24

Villanova Theatre will produce the U.S. premiere of Muswell Hill by award-winning English playwright Torben Betts, February 12-24, 2013.

Wilmington Theatre Company Presents OVERRULED, 3 Short Comedies by Shaw, Now thru 19 Jan

Wilmington Theatre Company brings its debut production of OVERRULED to the Old Red Lion Theatre in January 2013. George Bernard Shaw's short comedies HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND, OVERRULED, and VILLAGE WOOING will be directed by Polina Kalinina (Assistant Director, The Seagull, Southwark Playhouse; Dutchman, Orange Tree). Wilmington Theatre was set up in 2012 by two LAMDA graduates, Lucy Hough and Leo Wyndham. The cast features Jasmine Hyde (Muswell Hill, The Orange Tree, Sam Walters; A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's Globe, Raz Shaw) and Jim Creighton (Desire Under the Elms, Lyric Hammersmith, Sean Holmes; Flare Path, The Tempest, Haymarket, Trevor Nunn).

STAGE TUBE: Promo - Wilmington Theatre's OVERRULED, Coming to Old Red Lion, Jan 2013

Wilmington Theatre Company brings its debut production of OVERRULED to the Old Red Lion Theatre in January 2013. George Bernard Shaw's short comedies HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND, OVERRULED, and VILLAGE WOOING will be directed by Polina Kalinina (Assistant Director, The Seagull, Southwark Playhouse; Dutchman, Orange Tree). Check out a fun promo for the production below!

Wilmington Theatre Company To Present OVERRULED, Three Short Comedies by Shaw, 3 - 19 January

Wilmington Theatre Company are thrilled to bring their debut production of OVERRULED to the Old Red Lion Theatre in January 2013. George Bernard Shaw's short comedies HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND, OVERRULED, and VILLAGE WOOING will be directed by Polina Kalinina (Assistant Director, The Seagull, Southwark Playhouse; Dutchman, Orange Tree).